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Farmers to participate in ‘Rail Roko’ in Punjab tomorrow, from 12pm. (File) Amritsar (Punjab): As part of the ongoing protest, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Tuesday called for a ‘Rail Roko’ on Wednesday in Punjab for three hours starting from 12 noon. He appealed to the people of Punjab to participate in the protest….
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Sukhbir Singh Badal listened to ‘kirtan’ and washed dishes in the community kitchen. Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday performed the duty of ‘sewadar’ outside a gurdwara in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib amid tight security. Mr Badal, who was sitting in a wheelchair due to a fractured leg, also listened to ‘kirtan’…
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The previous highest spike of the current season was reported on Thursday. (File) Chandigarh: Punjab on Friday witnessed the current season’s biggest spike in farm fires with 587 total cases being reported across the state. According to Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data, 3,537 farm fire cases occurred in Punjab from September 15 to November 1….
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Amritsar: A gangster was shot dead on Wednesday while trying to escape police custody when he and a few other accused in a murder case were taken to a place here to make some recoveries, officials said. Gangsters Gursharan and Paras, and another person were taken to a place in this district to make some…
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The farmers have also been protesting against police actions against farmers for stubble burning. Chandigarh (Punjab): Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Saturday blamed the Punjab government led by the Aam Aadmi Party for the farmers’ protests in the state and demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Speaking to ANI, the BJP…
New Delhi: Seven Punjab Police officers were suspended by the state government over gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s 2022 interview from jail. Those suspended over carelessness and gross negligence included two deputy superintendent-rank officers Gursher Singh and Sammer Vaneet. The action came after a Special Investigation Team set up on direction of the Punjab and Haryana High…
BSF troops swiftly responded and conducted a thorough search of the suspected location. Tarn Taran, Punjab: The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered 13 kilograms of suspected heroin in the Tarn Taran Border district of Punjab on Thursday, officials said. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Punjab Frontier BSF, the recovery was made following…
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Police urged citizens to be cautious and verify the credentials of travel agents. (Representational) The Punjab Police have booked 25 travel agencies across various parts of the state for deceiving youngsters with fake job opportunities abroad. The Punjab Police’s NRI and Cyber Crime wings, in coordination with the Protectorate of Emigrants, Chandigarh, launched this crackdown…
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Sukhbir Singh Badal said he will soon appear before the Akal Takht to apologise. Amritsar: The Akal Takht on Friday declared Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal ‘tankhaiya’ — guilty of religious misconduct– for the “mistakes” committed by his party and the party’s government from 2007 to 2017. Soon after the declaration, Mr Badal…
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Singh’s family had approached the high court, claiming a bullet fired by Haryana Police had killed him. New Delhi: Dismissing the Haryana government’s contention that a judicial probe into the death of a farmer during protests in February would demoralise the police, the Supreme Court on Friday said that it could end up strengthening their…
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